A local restaurant offers an "all you can eat" Sunday brunch for $12. Jenica eats two servings but leaves half of a third helping uneaten. Why?
a. Her marginal value of brunch has fallen below $12.
b. Her marginal value of additional food has fallen below $4 ($12 divided by 3 servings).
c. Her marginal value of an additional bite of food has fallen to zero.
d. The total value she places on brunch today exactly equals $12.
c. Her marginal value of an additional bite of food has fallen to zero.
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